Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

"Since when did I take relationship advice from you."

"Since you get to hold your mate in bed every night. Just calm the fuck down Jace, you'd know if she was injured. Besides, she's a tough cookie Cleo, you need to give her more credit. Fucking scared the shit out of me when she tried to threaten me." It sounded good to have my brother laugh.

"Threaten you, when?"

"When I found out she was pregnant, I might have dressed up and pretended to

be you..."

"What, when was this?" I have to fight against my urge to slam the breaks down to give the conversation my full attention, I needed to get home.

"You had just arrived with Callie, I knew...I knew you loved her, I was just trying to bide you some time. But she fucking knew, she knew it was me."

"Well the missing tats will do that."

"No, she knew, I was covered from head to toe. She wouldn't have done something to put her and your baby's life in danger. Just hear her out before you start pointing the finger."

Why is this the first I am hearing of Jaxon pretending to be me. Shit, I'm surprised Cleo didn't give him a black eye. She's innocent and squeaky clean...until you really get to know her. The privilege my siblings and I have had for all her life. Now I get to call her mine.

"I didn't know that, thank you brother."

"I knew you just needed time."

My heart warms before it is replaced with guilt. He went to great lengths to stop Cleo making decisions that would take her from me, he bought me time before I woke the fuck up.

But now his own mate could be bleeding out and I can't fucking help him.

never felt

knee even bobbing as we drove into

to see her

trust myself not to react and

scream out her name through the mind-link, pushing through

find her already running towards me from the front door. "Jace!" She screams out,

sink my nose into the crook of her

fuck

want her going

place her feet back down on the ground, clutching her face in my

bump are the most important things to me, you do not

I understand

won't believe what

have done." She cuts

eyes

BUMS

okay?" She looks back to me with concern

be inside..." Jaxon grunts out before heading into

happened? Did

down on her lower lip. A move that has my thumb pulling her lower lip from under her tops

camp in the mountains

guessing

was a waste of

find something." I sigh out, pulling her into

"What?"